Life of a Kid Named Jon*

Place of the Week!

2011-06-20T13:35:00.000-04:00

Last week's winner is,.......................................Ausserst, Austria!
This week's winner is,.......................................IJzeren, Netherlands!


An Austrian lakeside town

A calm, cool, collective part of the Netherlands

Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-06-05T21:34:00.000-04:00

It's that time of week again! So without a further a do, I give you the new Place of the Week,...........................................Ramatayim, Israel! Congratulations Ramatayim! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

DOUBLE: Place of the Week!

2011-05-29T22:26:00.000-04:00

Well, well, well, it would appear that I have to post yet ANOTHER double POTW. C'mon that's sad. So far this year I've only posted 27 posts, that's depressing, really depressing. By this point last year I already had posted 61 posts. Anywhom, rather than me ramble on and say I'm going to post more I will just announce the first of two winners in this week double POTW........................................Encoge, Angola (as seen below)! Congrats Encoge! You are this week's winner!

And now for the second winner in this week's special double,.............................Karaart, Tajikistan! Congratulations Karaart (as seen below)! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-05-15T22:32:00.000-04:00

This week's Place of the Week winner in honor of the Survivor finale that just aired/is currently airing is,..............................................Arapal, Nicaragua! Congratulations Arapal! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! And congratulations to Boston Rob for winning Survivor: Redemption Island, after 4 seasons and 117 days!

Place of the Week!

2011-05-08T23:30:00.000-04:00

This week's place in honor of the Amazing Race finale that just aired tonight, the new winner is,......................................Vaquejador, Brazil! Congrats Vaquejador, you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-05-02T17:59:00.000-04:00

Gosh darnit. I forgot again didn't I. Hey, at least I remembered this time on a Monday. Before I announce the winner, did you hear the news! Osama bin Laden is dead! Shot and killed yesterday in Pakistan. Well on a better note, the new POTW is.........................................Liestal, Switzerland! Congratulations Liestal! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and new winner!

DOUBLE: Place of the Week!

2011-04-24T21:56:00.000-04:00

Uhhhh.....does anyone else notice something missing from last week's Sunday?! Yeah! A new Place of the Week! I'm really slacking. REALLY REALLY REALLY slacking. It's the thoughts that count right? Well at least I think so. So no need to get all angry. To sort of make up for the loss I thought I would make this a double POTW! So the first winner is,.......................................Malvesi, Latvia! (As seen below)

The next "double" winner is,.......................Biyakundi, Eritrea! (as seen below)

Congratulations to BOTH places! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! We also say good-bye to The Cowboys on The Amazing Race for they were sadly eliminated this last leg of the race. Stay tuned for the next episode next Sunday night at 8pm EST on CBS.

Place of the Week!

2011-04-11T19:35:00.000-04:00

An ancient holy city on the backs of the famous Ganges River

Inspired by this week's Amazing Race destination, this week's winner is,...................................Vanarasi, India! Congratulations Vanarasi! you are this week's winners! come back next week with a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-04-03T23:39:00.000-04:00

A remote countryside hill in the back country of rural, peaceful Ireland

Hola muchachas and muchachos of the world wide web! Welcome to the blog that is this! Where a child's dream is fulfilled in the weirdest ways imaginable. Here you'll read of new places you've never heard about and inside stories of a aspiring teen guy. But hey that's besides the point (I love using that phrase). The new Place of the Week is,...............................Cill Uird, Ireland! With a population of 6272, this place isn't all that big, and will be relatively hard to find. Well, congratulations Cill Uird! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-03-28T21:01:00.000-04:00

[Picture to be put in ASAP]
New winner is,...................Veitsteinbach, Germany.

Place of the Week!

2011-03-20T21:03:00.000-04:00

In the dawn of this day I was peering my eyes open thinking 'ew, it's Sunday.' But no matter what I say about Sunday's, today wasn't all that bad. From eating a breakfast sandwich, to teaching math, to breaking your braces bracket. You know, the yoozh. How do you even spell that? The slang for usual. I shortens usual. If I did shorten usual to 'yoohz' it would be 'us.' So I don't think that's it. I don't know, I give up. The ew winner of Place of the Week is,..............................Jojima, Japan! Congratulations Jojima! You are this week's winner! Our hearts and prayers go out to Japan as they try to make it through this horrible phase. However if this stops the Japanese fishing of whales and dolphins, that's awesome! Because honestly I want their whaling ships to sink and sink to the bottom of the ocean. I do dare say karma.

Place of the Week!

2011-03-15T18:39:00.000-04:00

...On Tuesday? Jeez I have gotten lazy. Though everyone is entitled to their "off" days every new and then. Am I right? Well, the new winner is,..........................Fontvieille, Monaco! Congratulations Fontvieille! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-03-06T22:24:00.000-05:00

And the new winner is,...........................Gul'abad, Tajikistan! Congratulations Gul'abad! You are this weeks' winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-02-27T21:59:00.000-05:00

I'm not forgetting this week. So the new winner is,.......................Ḩubaykī, Syria! Congratulations Ḩubaykī you are this week's winner! come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-02-21T23:12:00.000-05:00

Oh geez, I'm a bit late on the Place of the Week, this week. So...the new winner is,.................................Olbarn, Austria! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-02-13T18:44:00.002-05:00

Sunday, Sh-munday, it's just that day. The day I always complain on. The day I hate with a passion. The day I finish my homework. The day I reminisce on the week I have just left. The day I wearily look forward towards the upcoming week. You get the point. However I manage to sprinkle just a slight amount of "joy" by writing my weekly post, Place of the Week. So here I am, "sprinkling the happiness" writing this post. And for the most joyous part of this sprinkling, the new winner announcement. Now, without a further ado, I give you the new winner,.............................Vevčani, Macedonia! Congratulations Vevčani! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! Also next week is the season premiere of the new season of The Amazing Race!!! I'm so excited! This season has a twist; it's called The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business. Past participants are now getting a second chance at the game. So set your record buttons for February 20, 2011 CBS 8:00pm! Also starting this Wednesday is Survivor: Redemption Island. Be sure to check out these two shows, I highly recommend them.

Super Bowl XLV

2011-02-06T20:44:00.001-05:00

We're at a little past halftime and the Green Bay Packers are leading against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10. So far the game is favoring the Packers, and let's hope it stays that way. We DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, want the Steelers to win the Super Bowl. As enemies of the Patriots, my team, I don't want them to win, that's common sense. I remember being on blogger last year, writing a post for Super Bowl XLIV. Now here I am posting about my second, out of hopefully many more, Super Bowls. Next year let's hope that the Patriots make it to the Super Bowl, then it will be worth while, because right now I could honestly fall asleep. The commercials so far are, eh, okay, and the game is, well, the same. I don't suppose it helps that I don't know diddly-squat about football, so I'm about done with this post now. So let's hope for the best and the Packers win!

Place of the Week!

2011-02-06T16:33:00.000-05:00

As I sit here in a state of inattentiveness, my mind "sharply" focused on the giant glowing box in front of me, the time slowly being swallowed away, I'm trying, even with my lack of motivation to write this post. I'm dissatisfied with myself, for the fact that I have not kept up with my blog. As much as I keep saying that I want to post more, like I said before, I just don't have the motive there to push me. That was my mini-mini-rant. So with out a further ado, I give you the new winner,..............................Laayoune, Western Sahara! Congratulations Laayoune! You are this week's winner! Come back next week for anew place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-01-30T21:17:00.000-05:00

Well it's that time of week again! Place of the Week time that is! I don't have it in me tonight to write a full-fledged, whole-hearted post so I'm going to just cut to the chase. The new winner is,............................La Mariscala, Uruguay! Congratulations La Mariscala, you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2011-01-23T20:17:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Right now I'm writing so the words are coming from the left side not the right. No, wait. I'm making the words come from the right and not the left. It's pretty hard to get used to to. Well I wanted to let you know that the new Place of the Week is,..........................Hle-da-chaung, Burma!!! Congratulations Hle-da-chaung you are this weeks winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Zodiac Sign Shift

2011-01-19T20:50:00.001-05:00

What the heck? That's exactly the reaction I had when I heard about this. Apparently astronomers have been ignoring a 19-day period in which the sun enters a new constellation path, or whatever. The Earth's axis wobble caused the astrological positions calculated 2,000 years to no longer apply. The stars in the night sky have shifted so much that, it has set the horoscope signs nearly 1 month off. This news of a new zodiac sign is old news, VERY old news. The Babylonians recognized the constellation Ophuichus. However, they didn't want 13 signs, they only wanted 12, so they just got rid of the 19-day period of Ophuichus.

Here's what astronomers know: The Earth is like a wobbly top. As it rotates, its axis moves in a circle, aligning in different directions. As the Earth's position shifts, so does our view of the night sky. For example, astronomers have figured out that when the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built, the North Star was not aligned with our North Pole. A star named Thuban in the constellation Draco. In another 12,000 years apparently the new Polaris (North Star) is going to be a the brightest star in the constellation Lyra named Vega.

Interviews with different astronomers have all said that the perspective of the night sky we have is completely crazy. One even said "Everything in the sky is a flux." Besides, they're stars and alignments. How on Earth will that ever affect our daily lives?! While it may be fun to peek into how your day will be by reading you horoscope, remember that this whole system is corrupt. So Geminis, how do like being Taurus' now? Or Leos, you're now Cancers. Here's the full list of new zodiac signs:

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16.

Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11.

Pisces: March 11-April 18.

Aries: April 18-May 13.

Taurus: May 13-June 21.

Gemini: June 21-July 20.

Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10.

Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16.

Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30.

Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23.

Scorpio: Nov. 23-29.

Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17.

Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.

I can tell you right now, that I will ALWAYS be a Libra at heart, never a Virgo. How about you? Do you like your new sign, or did yours not change?

An Apple Man... And Other Stuff

2011-01-18T10:19:00.000-05:00

This picture is completely and totally awesome. There's no doubt about that. If I get an Apple computer, I'm definitely doing this, no question. Wouldn't you?

Today is a snow day! Hoo-rah! What a blast! ...Yeah, no. I'm all for the 4 1/2 day weekend, but honestly we've only gone to school 2 days in the past week (I combined the delay day and the half day to make one day). I don't know about everyone else, but I don't really want to go to school later into the summer. Without snow days, we were scheduled to get out of school on the 15th of June. Now, this being our 2nd snow day, we are getting out on the 17th of June. At least that's a Friday. I like school, I like socializing, I like laughing, I like learning. Who's to say I won't do any of that at home today, but I can guarantee that I'd do all of these things a whole lot more in school (well, maybe not one of them, it begins with an "l").

Because I'm now stuck inside for the day, unless I go out sledding, I have little to nothing to do. Most likely I'll be staring at glowing screens the whole day, killing off brain cells. Maybe, I'll get in the mood, and I will for once read without being told to. I'd put those chances at 20%, don't bet on it. I have been listening to many, many new songs lately. I have slipped out of the KISS108 rut that've (that's right a new contraction) been in for quite some time now. I keep saying that I'm going to write a post on my music one of these days, I promise you I will. I will try to put it up tomorrow, or on Thursday. I have a few ideas for some blog posts, so I'm most definitely going to be posting more than often. I'm done rambling for the time being. Keep, your eyes peeled for new posts (not literally, I understood you got that).

Place of the Week!

2011-01-16T23:19:00.000-05:00

I'm tired. REALLY tired. So, yeah, here's the place of the week...............................Jungalau, Sierra Leone! Congratulations Jungalau you are this week's winner!!! Hoo-Rah.

Marcel the Shell, With Shoes On

2011-01-15T10:46:00.001-05:00

One of my all-time favorite videos as of November, I thought I'd post the entire dialogue, because the Bon Qui Qui at King Burger post I did this past summer, is, and has been, the number one post viewed so far. So here it is:

My name is Marshell.

Oh nooo. That is not the first time I've done that.

My name's Marcel, and I'm partially a shell as you can see on my body.

But I also have shoes, and, ummm, a face.

So I like that about myself, and I like myself,

And I have a lot other great qualities about myself as well.

I know how it looks in here, but it's not always so messy.

But I didn't know that you were gunna have a camera.

I wish that you had said you were going to be here today,

Because I, I didn't clean up, ugh.

I invited some friends from upstate to eat salad so that's, well this is how it looks right now.

Guess what I wear as a hat...

What?

A lentil.

One time I nibbled on a piece of cheese,

And my cholesterol went up to 900.

Guess what I use to tie my skiis to my car...

What?

A hair.

Guess what my skiis are...

What?

Toenails from a man.

Do you wan, you, you want to see me talk on the phone?

Sure.

*Hellooo. This is me.

What?

Yeah, yeah I did.

Well, I could d..,yes.

What? It would be my pleasure.

Yeah, I did, I did.

Yeah I'm sorry I forgot to write a note.

Thank you so much.*

Guess what I use as a beanbag chair...

What?

A raisin.

Guess what I do for adventure...

What?

I hang-glide on a dorito.

Guess what I use as a pen...

What?

A, a pen, but it takes the whole family.

I'm afraid to drink soda because I'm afraid the bubbles will make me float up onto the ceiling.

Okay, ee, ah,

My one regret in life is that I will never have a dog.

But sometimes I tie a hair to a piece of lint and drag it around.

Gah, I love you, c'mon, me, c'mon, ahhhh-ahh-ahhhhh.

One time I smelled the smell from an old tenis sneaker,

And it knocked me right out.

One time I looked at a diamond and it gave me a sunburn.

His name is Allen. Guess where I found him...

Where?

Under a tooth.

Well, you know what they say...

What?

A lint is a shell's bestfriend.

Do you want to see me try to lift this?

Sure.

Okay. umph. ehhh-ehh-ehhhhh-ehhh eh oh,

No, I can't, I can't, I can't lift anything up at all.

Sometimes people say that my head is too big for my body,

And then I say, "COMPARED TO WHAT?!"

Brother once got in a fight with someone else and guess how he killed him...

How?

He impaled him on a brush.

Sounds very violent.

We won't fight unless we're provoked.

Uh, c'mere, c'm errrrr, c'mmm, c'meeeerrrrre, I love you, come, ahh.

THE END

*Bolded things are personal favorites*

To watch the actual video go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU

Place of the Week!

2011-01-09T22:38:00.001-05:00

Los domingos. A mi no me gustan los domingos. I just said, I hate Sundays, like I always do. This post is going to be half-heartedly done. The new winner, and first winner of the year is,............................Orani, Philippines! Congratulations Orani, you are this week's and the years first winner!!! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner.

An Out-of-Body Experience

2011-01-06T22:12:00.002-05:00

Before I tell you of this incredible, almost too hard to believe, 110% true story that happened to me today, I want to say: if you're a sceptic, stop reading here. If you are a non-believer, stop here. If you are open to believing anything is possible, continue reading.

Today was nothing more than your typical, I-hate-school day. Tons of homework, and growing by the minute, stress up to your neck, pressure nipping at your legs,...you get it. Well, the day was growing older as the minutes shaped into hours, and math class [period 6 (out of 6)] rolls on in. I leisurely stroll on in to class, park it in my seat and flip open my math book and get my homework out. The one-o-clock sunlight's chatoyant, iridescent colors strewn threw the air found its place amongst the dirt and dust ridden schoolroom. Class time tick, by tick, by tick, by tick just reached the halfway mark. I believe we were learning about slope intercept form, and what to do with 2 coordinates, and how to fill in 'b.' This is where it gets weird. I'm just sitting there in my seat, in a sort of position leaning forward, but in a relaxed way, not in an involved way. I can't remember whether I was paying attention or I was dozing off. My hand was on my watch and I was fiddling around with the extra part of the strap, when BAM. All of a sudden my mind told me: Why am I wearing this watch? I'm not supposed to be wearing this. It's night time right now. As soon as that (literally) 2 second thought was over, I slipped out of the real world. I found myself back in my room at home. I was standing in front of my bureau staring at me, at my desk, at night. The details were so vivid. I couldn't see my face, my body (the one at the desk) was facing away from me. The light positioned next to my desk was on, just that light was on. The window shade to the right of my desk was closed. I was wearing my Red Sox, green, shamrock pajama bottoms and a blackish top (unsure if it was a sweatshirt or actual shirt). I stayed there (in my out-of-body experience), for a short while like 5-10 seconds. When this ended I could help but to tell the person next to me. I told them and their first reaction was: WHAT?! The second person had the same reaction. When math was over, I was glad. I wanted to be out of that room, as soon as possible. Something told me, and still is, that that doesn't happen to everyone, nor will it ever. Was it a sign? Was it supposed to tell me something? Am I psychic? Will this happen again? I am riddled with these unanswerable questions. All that I can say now is that was, and will probably be the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me.

My Bucket List

2011-01-05T21:40:00.001-05:00

Reading that title I would assume one thing: "Is he planning on a short life? Because you don't typically make one of these until later on in life." I can you inform you, I plan on living to 157, not 30. In order to get to 157 I'm eating lots of fruits and vegetales (that's Spanish for 'vegetables'). If you doubt me, I could really care less, because everyone can have dreams. But that's besides the point. I now present you with my premature Bucket List.

Climb Mt. Everest (along with the highest mountain on each continent)
Travel to every country in the world, good or bad.
Publish at least 3 books
Learn Spanish and French
Fly around the world non-stop
Visit MARS (and the moon on the way there)
Learn how to 'twirl' a pen through my fingers
Bungee jump off of some high thing :)
Earn a Platinum Belt (to heck with Black Belt)
RUN from Boston to some major city on the west coast
Establish my own school (of awesomeness)
Make the worlds largest PB&J and get my picture in The Guinness Book of World Records
Swim with whales
Live in Africa (with proper precautions and vaccines of course) and help the poor
Dig to China ;)
Fly, literally.
Win the Nobel Peace Prize for some noble deed. (This can't be guaranteed so I'm not sure whether it would be classified in my Bucket List)
Plant 1,000 trees
Invent my own new word(s)
Be in a movie, and preferably have a line or two, but if I just walk by and that's it, that's fine too.

Those are 20 off of my current Bucket List that I just created as I went along. I found it harder and harder to create the list towards the end. That's probably due to the fact that take on very ambitious pursuits (right word?).I didn't want to say something that everyone would want to do. I have no doubt that this list will grow and be elaborated on more as grow older. No doubt.

The Credentials of Life

2011-01-04T21:29:00.001-05:00

I don't know why I put that as my post title. Well actually, yes, I do know why I put that as the title. It was simply to grab you into reading this post; make you more 'interested.' That's besides the point. I have come back, I'm going to try and post at least post 4 or 5 times a week ever night. That's my goal, that doesn't mean I'm necessarily going to do it, but it at least means I'm trying. It's the effort that counts, right?

I'm sitting here, making efforts to keep my drooping eyelids from closing shut, so I can give this post to the world wide web. You know as a gift. That was crap, why would I ever give something of mine to the whole world, that seems completely absurd. Anywhom I'm sitting here, with my laptop, staring the glowing white box, typing words, trying to keep myself feeling like I'm getting to something to write about instead of rambling. In which case I'm doing right now,...sigh. I don't really feel like typing my day, because today quite frankly was dull as a...white room? That was a bad simile, my ELA teachers would be disappointed. I could tell you about my newest, music rave, but I don't think this is the right post to do that in. So really I should've titled this post “Ramblings.” But I didn't so I will write something worth all of your whiles (is that correct grammar?). Besides that, I feel like asking questions. What's your favorite shade of yellow (be specific)? Who's the person you think looks least like you? If you were to choose an element to 'bend' which would it be (Air, Water, Earth, or Fire)? What number is “ugly” to you? If you could make air a color, what color would you pick (Why?)? What would it be like to swim in a raindrop, or ride on a snowflake? What age do you want to live to (that's a bit morbid)? What would you want to be reincarnated to if you were reborn onto the Earth (can be animate or inanimate, doesn't matter)?

That's all of my questions. Not your typical questions, but you'll deal. Try to answer them, in order please. I am really curious to hear what your answers are. :)

Place of the Week Grand Winner!

2011-01-02T12:46:00.001-05:00

Has a whole year passed once again? Wow. You know what that means, a new Place of the Year must be appointed. After two long strenuous hours on Friday, a new winner rose up from the 52 past winners this year. However this year there are going to be two winners you see. This didn't happen last year for one specific reason, Australia is both a country and a continent. So now you know that the winner is not Australia once again, and that there is going to be a Country winner, and a Continent winner. I'll tell you right now that the Country winner is not in the continent that will be the Continent winner. Before I crown the winners, I would like to give a few statistics. Over the course of the year we had 52 different winners, from 47 different countries. We also had a couple of firsts this year. One being this is the first complete year of POTW, and the other being we had our first repeat winner. This was Bhutan, the country had it's first win in late June of 2009 I believe, and returned midway through 2010, being our first repeat winner. Now I'm sure your guys are sitting there, saying “Get on with it! Tell us the winners!” I will answer this cry, right now. We'll first announce the POTW: Continent Winner. I can tell you this continent was a mile ahead of everyone. In 7^th place we have Australia/New Zealand with 2 wins, in 6^th we have Oceania (taking the place of Antarctica) with 3 wins, in 5^th place we have North America with 4 wins, in 4^th place we have South America with 9 wins. And now to hold suspense and get your adrenaline pumping, the winner, of the POTW: Continent Winner position is,.....................Europe! With 14 wins Europe dominated the playing board. In 2^nd and 3^rd we have Asia, and Africa, both with 10 winners. Now, the winner of the POTW: Country Winner position came down to a tie, and was decided by fate. In the battle between N. America and S. America, the USA had 3 winners, and Chile had 3 winners. When fate was called on the chosen one was,...............................Chile!!! Congratulations to you on becoming the 2^ndever winner of the POTW: Country Winner! These two winners will forever be named 2010 Place of the YEAR Winners. Will they ever come back a snatch a win again? We'll have to see; come back next year for your next Place of the Year winners. Don't forget to come back next week for place and a new winner, to kick of the new year.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T20:17:00.000-05:00

That time has come once again! The new year has snuck upon us once again. But I'm thankful for the new year, it's time for renewal, and restart. My new year's resolution this year is to eat a piece of fruit every single day. Today I had a red apple. Anywhom, embrace 2011, take it as a time to start a new beginning. Pursue your resolutions, stay true to them and trust me, this will be a great year.

Place of the Week!

2010-12-26T17:17:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! This week's winner, and 2010's last, is,...............................Maitencillo, Chile! Come back next week(year) for a new place and a new winner! Also next week will be the unveiling of the NEW PLACE OF THE YEAR! Australia will step down and a new victor will be crowned!

Place of the Week!

2010-12-19T11:23:00.000-05:00

Well this time has come once again. This week's POTW is based on tonight's Survivor finale. So without a further ado I give you the new POTW,..........................Quebrada, Nicaragua! Congratulations Quebrada you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner, also neek week will be the last POTW of the year!

Place of the Week!

2010-12-12T23:30:00.000-05:00

The new winner is,...............................Fath Al Bu Sa'id! Come back next week for a new place and winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-12-05T21:58:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! I know I have been slightly slacking at posting on my blog. I want you to know that I do think about posting it's just that I never have the time (that's a partial lie), and I don't have the motivation to post as often anymore. I will try my best at posting more, but no promises. Well in honor of this week's Amazing Race the new winner of the Place of the Week is,..........................Munsan, South Korea! Congratulations Munsan you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-11-28T09:05:00.000-05:00

This week's POTW is,...........................Gaherre, Djibouti! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-11-21T23:05:00.000-05:00

The winner is,..............................Cibubur, Indonesia!

Place of the Week!

2010-11-14T21:29:00.000-05:00

And the winner is,..........................Kilwal, Sudan!!!

Place of the Week!

2010-11-07T18:59:00.000-05:00

Peering down on the river below from a cave in cognito

Yeah, yeah. I know I've been slacking. But I want you to know that I really do want to post every day, its just that I can't. Or should I say I don't have the time. Well here it is: the new Place of the Week is,............................Nang Ra, Vietnam! Congratulations Nang Ra you are this week's winner!!! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-11-01T21:39:00.001-04:00

The train to nowhere

Let's make this snappy. The new winner is,...........................Tmeimichat, Mauritania!

Place of the Week!

2010-10-24T21:52:00.000-04:00

The new winner is,.......................................Amberi-Goumbi, Benin! Congrats Amberi-Goumbi you are this week's new winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-10-17T22:06:00.000-04:00

A placid lake nestled between the brisk, unforgiving forest and the snow powdered peaks

This week's winner was based off the Amazing Race's newest destination. And the winner is,.....................Kiruna, Sweden!!! Congratulations Kiruna you are this winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Soaring

2010-10-11T21:58:00.000-04:00

This past Saturday, the 9th was my birthday as some of you may already know. As a birthday gift I was given one Glider Introductory Flight. A glider is a plane with no engine, but can steer it's directions, and relies on thermals to lift the plane higher to make the flight longer. I loved this experience, it was wicked cool! I working my parents to let me take lessons and once I pass lessons I could get my license! During my flight I was given the basics on flying the plane, and actually flew it for awhile. Here are some photos:

Here my plane is about to be towed up into the air

I'm in the plane following. There is attaching the two planes and eventually I pulled the lever to release the rope.

At this point I'm probably flying the plane. I'm in the front seat.

This is a photo I took from up in the air. I could see Mt. Wachusett, Worcester, Boston, and more

Place of the Week!

2010-10-10T21:36:00.001-04:00

Here's a quick one! The new winner is,...............................Caaguy Pora, Paraguay! Congratulations Caaguy Pora you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and winner! Plus today is 10-10-10, I thought that was cool. I also witnessed 10-10-10 10:10:10 today!

Fun Factoids

2010-10-09T07:53:00.000-04:00

Really bored, and for some reason wide awake, I decided to write a short, simple, yet educational, post. I hope that all of whom wander through my blog enjoy these fun factoids!

Coffee beans aren't beans they're fruit pits; making coffee the most consumed fruit in America
The whole "5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays in this October happens once every 823 years" is a myth. That happens at least once each year. And the next time it will happen in October is 2021, which I'm pretty positive that that's not 823 years away.
The average American drinks 3.4 cups of coffee a day
People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide
7 Up's original name was Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado
111,111,111 x 111,111,111= 12,345,678,987,654,321
Clans long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them, burned down their house. Hence "being fired".
The average number of hours a child spends at school a year: 900
The average number of hours a child spends watching TV a year: 1500
On average 100 people choke on ball-point pens a year
In 2004, a lab in Texas received a $6 million grant to breed radioactive armadillos for possible use in warfare
Four-leaf clovers are created by the same mutation that causes conjoined twins
Martin Luther King Jr. lip-synced most of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
The tomato has been brought back from the verge of extinction at least 3 times since it was first domesticated
Narwhals can crawl across dry land for distances up to 50 yards (150 feet)

And those were some riveting new facts that I bet you didn't know! Which one was your favorite?

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!

(I thought that might be important to add too)

A Near Death Experience

2010-10-04T21:25:00.000-04:00

(Insert Photo of Chickadee Here)

What?! When?! How?! Those are the questions you are probably asking right now, and then are wondering what this picture of a chickadee has to do with a near death experience right? Well let me tell you of a story that occurred 8 days ago...

On the brisk, autumn morning of September 26th I clome (wink wink) out of my bed and aimlessly walked down the stairs. I plopped my body on the couch and pressed the "On" button on my TV remote. I dialled a few numbers and just barely watched my show with my 1/3 open eyes. Soon enough time wallowed away and other people had also successfully clome out of bed and plopped themselves on a couch to watch TV. Well while watching TV around 8:30ish a loud thud penetrated the mind of moi and I thought nothing of it at first but instinctively turned my head around. What do I see lying belly-side-up on my deck? A chickadee! (Okay you should be able to put two and two together now). I get up in a sheer state of shock watching this poor helpless little bird hyperventilate. I then in a heartbeat open the slider-door and close the screen door behind me. Now crouched down a mere 3 inches away from this poor little guy, I vigorously try to conceptualize a way to prop the bird upright. I then power walk down the deck stairs and collect two pretty crunchy looking leaves and go over to the chickadee and stand him upright. At that moment I felt pretty good, but I wasn't done saving this little bird. Obviously something was still wrong with the bird because it let me sit wicked close to it. I slowly reach my hand out and with my index finger stroke the back of the bird's head. The soft sensation, felt like a soft, silky piece of satin. The beak of this bird has now been open for roughly 5 minutes (the elapsed so far). I could tell it was still hyperventilating. Suddenly the bird motioned it's head to the right, then to the left and was trying to fathom where it was. In the next few moments I knew it was going to be okay, and I was right. It flew away a slim 6 inches away from me. I stood up and as I was walking inside I heard a chirp. I turned around and it was the same chickadee on the bird-feeder thanking me. After that event I felt overly good about myself, I mean who wouldn't right? It goes to show, um, well I don't know. Today I found two four-leafed clovers.

Place of the Week!

2010-10-03T22:14:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry, I really am. I will have to admit I know I have been slacking. I would like to blame it on my bad sense of procrastination, but really I know following my psychological intuition it's my lame motivation to blame. I hope, not promise, to post more oftener. Rather than posting and "excuse post" every 7 days. You know what I mean? Well the new winner of Place of the Week is,...........................Apoera, Suriname. Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! Plus guess who turns x-amount-of-years in 6 days (October 9th)?!

Place of the Week!

2010-09-26T18:30:00.000-04:00

It's the day we've all been waiting for, well at least I have been. The start of the Amazing Race season 17! I can't wait! It premieres at 8:30pm tonight not at 8:00pm, so just make sure you don't miss it! The poll results are in and the new POTW is,.........................Kophinou, Cyprus!!! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! Also check out my new pages off of Life of a Kid Named Jon*, they're the new links below my blog header!

Place of the Week!

2010-09-19T10:56:00.001-04:00

A boat sitting on the lapping waves at dusk

Hoy es Domingo! That's right, I can speak Spanish! You know what this calls for? A PARTY! N-ts-n-ts-n-ts-n-ts-n-ts (for those of you who just said what's up with the "n-ts"ing, try sounding it out. If after trying to sound it out you still can't comprehend, that was a mild version of beat-boxing). That was enough. Now onto more important news! A week from today is the season premiere of The Amazing Race!!! So go get your calendars, in any shape or form, and start writing! I have been waiting for ever for the new season! Plus Survivor started up again last Wednesday. Yes, I said Wednesday, they moved their show date from Thursdays to Wednesdays, which in my opinion was stupid. If anything move it to Friday! Anywhom I'm wicked excited for these two reality shows to get going, especially The Amazing Race, seeing as though that would be my all time TV-dream (yes I have multiple dreams)! So in honor of the start of the season next week I want you to vote on three ideas for the Place of the Week for next week! You can either vote in the comments blow or in the poll I will soon make. The options are.......Kophinou, Cyprus,...Falaise, Grenada,...and Ejido Victoria, Mexico. So vote vote vote! Now I suppose I should announce this week's winner huh? Well the new crowned victor of the title Place of the Week is,............................Carti Icotupo, Panama! Congratulations Carti Icotupo you are this week's winner!!! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-09-12T21:59:00.000-04:00

I'm just going to make this snappy. I chose this place for one reason and that is because they vistited my blog at 6am today! The new winner is,.............................Male, Maldives! Congratulations Male you are this week's winner! come back new week for a new place and winner!

An Inspirational Story

2010-09-07T22:17:00.000-04:00

While walking along a beach, an young gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a elderly man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water.

He came closer still and called out, "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"

The elderly man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."

The young man smiled, and said, "I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"

To this, the elderly man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."

Upon hearing this, the young observer commented, "But old man do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"

The elderly man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one."

I just love this story! Don't you?

(I did not write this story. The author is unknown.)

Place of the Week!

2010-09-05T21:04:00.000-04:00

Okay, okay, okay, I will admit that my blog has significantly slowed down. There's only one excuse that I have. That is excuse is school. I have just been so overwhelmed and stressed this past week. I'm always stressed the first week or weeks of school because I'm not organized and set, you know what I mean? Well anywhom, the new Place of the Week is,...........................Fedotova Buda, Belarus! Congratulations Fedotova Buda you are this week's winner!!! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! Plus I hope everyone will take next weekend seriously and solemnly because it will be the 9th anniversary of 9/11.

First Week of School...:-/

2010-09-04T22:41:00.000-04:00

I've got the magic in me, every time I touch that track it turns to gold,.......now everybody wants some presto magic, magic, magic, ma-ma-gic. It's true, yes, I really do, have magic in me. Well, some sort of magic. I will explain my plan to use this "magic" I possess later in this post. This week was the first of school, as you could probably tell if you read the title, and I'm assuming you did. There's only one phrase that would fit perfectly with my first week. That phrase is "One of the worst,..no, The Worse." Honestly I don't think my week could've gone worse at this point. This, is what happened:

Like every first-day-of-school morning I climb out of bed trying to fathom how this day came so quickly. I climb into my clothes set out for the first day, fix my bed head hair, and stumble on downstairs. Lunch already prepped all I have to do is eat breakfast. I woke up early this morning to make myself french toast, I mean like, who doesn't like french toast? I quickly finish cooking and manifest on my succulent, mouth-watering breakfast. The time slowly ticks onto the time for my descent to the bus stop. Mom alwasy has to take first day of school pictures, so she does that before I eventually make it down the driveway to the bus stop. Who do I see down there? A who gaggle of people! Yes, I know a gaggle is a group of geese but this time its for people, so chill. I counted a total of now 10 kids at our bus stop! It went from 3 to 4 people to 10! And there aren't just kids down there, all of the new sith grader's parents were down there. Like c'mon they're not babies anymore, leave! The parents proceeded to do this the whole week :-/. Down at the bus stop there's no more unicen. It's basically a whole cluster of people (mostly ignorant sixth graders) talking. I'm not saying stop talking, but if you could get in the line that is usually there, that would be nice. Now I'm already ticked off about that, when a couple of seventh and sixth graders decided to sit within reaching distance of the eighth grade section. The bus finally picks up it's final stop when I realize, I'm shoved up against the bus window, with grimey people breathing down my neck, and a depleating oxygen level. Our morning bus ride is too flipping big! Well by that I mean the load of kids is too big, because we have had the same route since I was in first grade with a few exceptions. Total I think the maximum amount of kids tallied this week in the morning on our bus was 75! Before reaching the hyperventilating point the bus rolls into the school driveway and we all rush off the bus with 30 pound bags gasping for air. Eventually I make my way into the physical school and up the stairs to my homeroom. No, wait, sorry that part was a lie. I actually entered the school through the gym doors and into the gym for an eighth grade initiation talk. After the assembly we all dilly-dallied to our homerooms and took in all of the "Heys!" "Oh my god! I haven't seen you in so longs" and more. After talking to many of my friends over the course of the week I managed to rack up a total of 5 new kids in our grade. There's Robert, Nick, Schwortzenborg, an Asian kid (not racist I don't know his name), and a boy with glasses. All with completely different personalities. I know this is going to sound really selfish of me, but I'm going to quickly bullet the rest of my week.

Was actually kicked out of my own lunch table, apparently shunned from it too.
Found out ALL of my friends were on the other team, except for a few.
All of my teachers are wicked nice.
Our school is still too cheap to buy us air conditioning
I chose my locker number: 662
Ran cross country all three days. Possibly going to be top runner at high school level, even though I'm in middle school
Heard about the complaints on the way back home on the bus that it was even more croweded

That's pretty much it. Honestly I have no idea where i was going with that "magic" thing. I was just listening to magic by B.O.B. ft. Rivers Cuomo and it inspired me to write a post. I'm tired and I'm climbing a mountain tomorrow. So,..good night, wait,...Buenos Noches!

Place of the Week!

2010-08-29T12:53:00.001-04:00

Eh bien bonjour à tous mes téléspectateurs français! Il s'agit d'un hommage à vous! Je vais faire mon Place du poste Semaine entièrement en français. Pourquoi? J'ai pensé que je ferais quelque chose d'aujourd'hui bleu. Il me semble que j'ai laissé mon blog téléspectateurs par n'affiche pas tous les jours de la semaine, même si je l'ai dit je le ferais. Eh bien, vous savez que vous ne pouvez pas accomplir tout ce que vous décidé de faire. Une chose que je ne réussi à faire un lieu de la semaine chaque semaine cependant, vous devez me donner crédit pour cela. Je veux vraiment juste pour se rendre à la Place de la Semaine de la gagnante, je ne sais pas pourquoi je continue à divaguer et ainsi de suite. Eh bien, voici: le nouveau gagnant est ,........................... Flores, de l'Équateur! Félicitations Flores vous êtes le gagnant de cette semaine! Revenez la semaine prochaine pour un nouveau lieu et un nouveau gagnant!

Okay, Yes, I Fail

2010-08-27T11:44:00.001-04:00

Let's pretend this is the,...1,...2,...3,...4,...5,...6th post of the week why don't we? Okay, now that we have that lie, psh what? Let's try that again; Okay, now that we have that out of the way I feel better. What have I been doing this week, that I can't publish a post everyday? Well, uh, funny you should ask, because I was just personally thinking about this today (not really, that's a lie, it's just a way to enter what I'm trying to get to). I have already written a post on Monday, so I don't have to explain that day, but here goes Tuesday. It rained. Trust me, it RAINED. Full out downpoured. I wasn't pleased because of the fact I was running a race tonight. Around 2ish (pm) my dad picked me up and drove me to his house. I schlepped around the house and pretty much did nothing until around 5:15pm I had half a peanut butter sandwich to have something in me before my race. My dad had the other half for he was also running to, so was my step-mom, Trina. --Fast Forward-- It's now moments before the race and I'm warming up and stretching. Guess what,...correct! It's still raining! You can only imagine my ecstatic energy pumping through my frigid body. Then the words are said, "On your marks, get set,...GO!" I'm off running. While running through the streets of Lowell I notice two things: one being I'm beating my dad (a first), and two, I think the rain was absorbing the car emissions, which is like a god sent. Half way to through the race a really bad stomach ache forms into a cramp. At first I didn't know what it was, it most certainly didn't feel like cramp. I thought maybe it's my rain-drenched shirt pressing down on my shirt, so I lift my shirt so no more pressure is applied to my hurting core. I keep pressing on, slowly falling back. I keep on thinking that this could've been my first sub-20 minute race. The race is now close to over, and then a race director pointing which way to go for newbies says, "Let's go Mike!" Then a raging fury engulfs in me. This is my dad that he is cheering on! I thought this was going to be the night I was finally going to beat him! I'm mad now. This is a time, where if it was a cartoon my hair would be on fire and steem would be bursting out of my ears. I'm now a mere 200 feet from the finish line and I start pressing it. I see the clock and I was not going to let myself run a 22+ minute 5k (3.1 miles). I'm sprinting and sprinting and the race is finally over! I crossed at around 21:45 (7:03 miles....that's fast). I'll take it. --Fast Forward-- I'm now entering the restaurant bar that is the gathering place for all the runners of this race before and after the race. Prior entering the restaurant I changed into dry, clean clothes compared to my wet, soggy clothes I was running in. Trina had already claimed a table with her dad for all of us. There, an orange soda was awaiting me. That night I received a Miley award for my new PR (personal record), ate a buffalo chicken wrap, drank another orange soda, and congratulated my dad and Trina for getting a Golden Miley for completing the race series, and congratulating Trina for getting a plaque for being the top female runner in her age group. When I got home that night I was tired, but not too tired because I still took a shower. After my shower I was disapponted because I was missing the show Albino Murderers. Okay I know what you're thinking. You're probably thinking waht is wrong with this kid? Truth is, nothing is wrong with me, I am just an avid learner absorbing new information all the time, plus the topic really interested me. Well I'm now sick of writing right now, but I still have more to say. Maybe I will write later today if I'm not too busy (or lazy that is :) ). I'm going to take a shower now because I really feel disgusting and weaty from my run this morning.

Southeast Asia Water Festival Plus Some

2010-08-23T23:48:00.000-04:00

Get this, I log onto my laptop and go to my blog. And what do I realize? I have to write a post! Yes, I have blown off the whole day. What a shame. Oh well, I suppose I should post about what I really came here to post about, not to ramble about my guilt. Well, on Saturday, as in the day two days ago, I went to a Southeast Asia Water Festival. Honestly, I have no idea really what was so 'watery' about it. Other than the river next to the festival, and the dragonboat races that took place in the river, there wasn't much water. So with my dad and sister we are driving along Vandenberg Esplanade in Lowell, MA and we are seeing cars everywhere, it's not looking good. Luckily we pull into a parking area and find a parking spot, a miracle in itself. We hop out of the car and meticulously cross the street, hop over the steel gurters, and cross over another street. We walk a little ways before hitting the initial wall of Southeast Asian culture. First walking in we see almost everyone with a drink in a white container. That container, a coconut, that drink, coconut water (liquid inside a coconut [coconut meat+ coconut water= coconut milk]). So I tell my dad I want one of those. Then snaps my sister 'I thought you didn't like coconut.' Well I do now! ......NEWS FLASH...... It's getting late and I need to wrap this whole excuse of a post up so here goes a pathetic summary of the rest of the day.

Got my coconut, plus one for dad
Tasted funky along with coconut meat
Threw them away
Got meat on a stick (wicked good)
Watched part of a Asian dance
Saw lots of Jesus reach outs in a Buddhist culture area
Got yummy shave ice with exotic fruit in bottom and sweetened condensed milk quirted on top.
Turned around
Went back to car
Went home
Left to go and get Emily (neighborly friend)
My dad, Lizzie, Emily and I all go to the Spinners game
Couldn't find row Z when the normal rows end at U
Too big for Swampland (pish posh)
Big Dig Ice-Cream
Front row seats (so front row that you aren't even allowed to stand up, for the fear of being hit.
Woman is hit with baseball by Swampland
Left game
Went to Cote's house
Man Hunt
Rejected by my age kids (all girls no boys)
Went home
Fell asleep

Well there you have it, the sum up of the rest of the day. I wish I could've written more, but sadly I don't have time on my side, and two I'm lazy! Yikes, 12 minutes to spare!

Place of the Week!

2010-08-22T22:49:00.000-04:00

Nom. Nom. Nom. Nom. Mhm this is a good piece of fruit! Oh! I could have a million! Okay, that's a lie. One I couldn't eat one million fruits, and two I'm not even eating fruit! I'm actually not even eating anything right now. All I am right now is tired. I know I have been slacking on my blog, and I apologize for this. Here's my goal for the week: I plan to post every single day of the week, even try to double post a couple of times this week! Don't believe me? Just keep up with the blog if you can! Well here goes the new Place of the Week, 'cause I'm just getting plain tired. So without a further ado i give you,..........................Alofitai, Wallis and Futuna. Congrats Alofitai you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Place of the Week!

2010-08-16T22:08:00.001-04:00

Uhhhhh, it's not Monday is it? Well if it is let's just ignore that fact and announce the new POTW, shall we? Okay then, the new Place of the Week is,.................Boston and Chatham, Massachusetts, United States of America! Congratulations Boston and Chatham (pronounced Chat-Um) you both are this weeks's winner! Not only are you both the 53rd winner of the Place of the Week, you represent the marking of the 200th post on my blog! I can't believe I have reached this milestone! Boston is probably my favorite city in the USA, and Chatham is my 2nd fave Cape cod town after my beach house residing town, Orleans (which was a previous winner). I'm not sure yet but I think I might use the new program to make my blog into a book! Well that's all for now, come back next week for a new place and a new winner! And HAPPY 200th POST!!!

Place of the Week!

2010-08-09T07:47:00.000-04:00

And the new winner is,................Islamabad, Pakistan! Come back next week for a dew place and winner!

There Go My Nachos.

2010-08-05T12:23:00.000-04:00

This was a bad day for me,...it was possibly one of the worst. It all started with baking a simple batch of nachos. I had turned my back on the oven (15 years old) for a couple of minutes to ask IM my mom how long are the nachos supposed to be in for. She said keep the oven cracked, and watch until the cheese starts to bubble. When I returned to the oven I could smell something burning. I'm like oh crap, there goes my lunch. At first I thought it would be a little black and I would have to deal, but when I opened that oven door, the flames started to lick the air outside the oven. The nachos are now blazing in a thick coat of fire all the way from the sheet pan to the ceiling of the oven. I immediately close the oven door and turn off the oven, and go and tell my mom. She told me to do what I had already done. But then she tells me to go get the fire extinguisher, but someone has moved the fire extinguisher and I am started to flip to panic mode. I go down to the basement to go look for now when my sister comes down and tells me the house is really filling with smoke so I tell my mom (now on the phone) and I ask do I call 9-1-1? She says yes. So now I'm trying to dial 9-1-1 and my mind has shut down, I am typing in 9-7-7, 9-7-1, etc. I get it after about ten seconds. The operator picks up and I spew out all of my information on where I live, what happened, who's with me, how old I am, what's my name,...everything. I open the doors (I know to contain the fire and to try to seal off any oxygen going to the fire) to let my cats have an exit if then needed one. I am in the front yard when the EMT arrives, shortly followed by two fire trucks, and two police cruisers. Then get their stuff on, which to me took ages, and marched inside and soon came out to grab an carbon dioxide chemical extinguisher for fires. They fire men soon tell my sister and I the fire is out, and they turned on a fan sucking all the blackish-grey smoke out of my house. About a half an hour after I called the 9-1-1 operator my mom arrives. She assures me that I did nothing wrong, and I have handled the situation very good. All I am thinking to myself is 'is my house going to burn down?' 'are my cats okay?' 'are all of our priceless memories going to burn away?'. I almost start to cry, but I don't. The firemen soon come out with our charred oven and tell us we are going to need a new stove (which wasn't bad because my mom kept saying we needed one). They also pull out the singed nachos I tried to make. Eventually after a time-lapse of 1 hour the fire men, police man and woman leave, and so do the EMTs. The two critical things that saved my house were two things: One being the show DC Cupcakes. For some reason I was watching that show and it was the episode where they were baking for the firemen, at the fire house, with fire men. And someone's cupcakes caught on fire in the oven, and the fire man said to close the oven door and turn off the stove. That was one key element to know, and, Two, those school assemblies with the fire men did come in handy. I did know what to do and not to freak out. I am now very thankful for all the hard working firemen and women who risk their lives for ours. When we finally entered our house, we were blasted with the scent of smoke and saw the counter tops and floor laden with a decent layer of ash. I almost burned my house down! ME! But everyone keeps telling me, even the fire men, it was one of those freak accidents that happen. Now do you understand why this was possibly one of my worst days yet?

A Sense of Relief

2010-08-02T19:55:00.001-04:00

Today, a day to remember...okay well not really, but certainly a spirit-lifting day at that. Today on my agenda, created by mom, was to go through and recycle my last year's school stuff. First I started with my, what seemed like, 5lb folder. The folder I had used, had now served for it's second year, going on it's soon to come third year. I took out the bulk and individually went through each paper until I was surrounded with two piles consisting of a 'recycle' pile and a 'save becasue it contains memories' pile. Not much was in the save pile which was good because it kept me farther from the point of calling myself a packrat. Next was my ELA binder and I started to remove the weight from the binder and recycled many, many papers. The process continued, adding more and more papers to both piles. Many papers later I got to my Science Notebook. Oh, I felt so good tearing each one of those used pages out. It was literally ripping all of the boring moments out of my head that happened in Science. Sorry Mr. B, but your class nearly killing my imagination and creativeness. Luckily I kept that alive with drawing/doodling in my notebook with friends (new and old ;-), haha). I felt a sense of relief tearing out each page and recycling the remains of what was Science 7th Grade. Then came math... Believe it or not I did have the most papers put into the save pile from Double D's class. Ohhh Double D, what memories I have in that class, and I'm glad to say I had a wicked fun and good year! After an hour of remembering the past, and removing the past, I finally put the jumble of papers in the recycle and retired the save pile to my room. What a a relieving day I had!

Happy Shark Week!

2010-08-02T18:41:00.000-04:00

Yes, the time has really come around again for the annual Shark Week. This will be my thrid year watching! I'm becoming a veteran. If I'm correct this is the 23rd Annual Shark Week, am I right? Anywhom, Shark Week is a week set aside from the other 51 weeks of the year, as a reward for enduring the other 51 weeks of the year. That was a little extended. I love Shark Week, for it shows how dangerous sharks are yet how innocent they are too. You see, I defend sharks; therefore, I respect them. You'd be surprised at how many shark attacks are started by humans. I highly recommend Shark Week to everyone of the appropriate age of at least 10+, seeing there are very gory parts at times. So check it out on Discovery Channel (ch. 39 for everyone). It's all this week!

This week is also: Simplify Your Life Week, National Clown Week, National Fraud Awareness Week, and Single Working Women's Week

Place of the Week!

2010-08-01T23:01:00.000-04:00

Why hello everyone! It has been a really long time since I have taken the time to come here and post a nice decent post. I am going to do that tomorrow, no doubt about it, I promise! I suppose all of you are wondering what's up with all the gobbledygook that I posted. Well it wasn't my fault at all. So being the dedicated blogger I am, set up my Blogger Mobile setting so I can post from my phone, becasue I was away this past Sunday. So I keep typing my post, of course the new Place of the Week, and eventually wrap it up and click send. Once my message was sent I went to go and check on my blog. And what's this? Four posts of nothingness?! I was furious! There was no way of changing this from my phone so I was left with no choice but to leave it as is. Do you understand now? Okay, good. Now onto this week's new Place of the Week. Last week's winner, as none of you know, because of blogger's malfunction, was Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Oh well, even if they didn't get their shining week, they were still given the title, am I right? Well after a deep consemptuous thought (you see what I did there? Consemptuous isn't a word!), I have chosen the new winner. And this week's winner is...................................Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho! Congrats Mohale's Hoek you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and winner!

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"Cubed"

2010-07-19T21:06:00.002-04:00

Haha. I love this commercial. I like how they are all in sync.

Place of the Week!

2010-07-18T21:51:00.000-04:00

Yeah I haven't posted in awhile, but who are you to hold it against me? Anywhom I got back from my cape house today, and lounged around. As a matter of minutes ago I remembered I had to post a new Place of the Week. Go figure I had just watched a Earth's Wonders show so I know exactly what I'm going to do. Well I suppose I should get to the new POTW huh? Well without a further ado I give you,....................Bora Bora, French Polynesia! Oh and hey, a quick side note! I have now come to the conclusion that my Bon Qui Qui At King Burger is now the most viewed post yet! Oh, by the way, this one picture captures like one billionth of the beauty of this place!

I Am Ready To Die

2010-07-13T22:17:00.000-04:00

What,...can,...be,...worse,...than,...a,...hot,...humid,...day,...plus,...a,...seven,
...mile,...run? Ummm, let's see, the answer to that question is uhhh, NOTHING. This is exactly what I did today. I know, crazy right? So I leave the house this morning at around 7:45am for an 8:30am camp. At around 4:30pm my mom picks me up and we head home. We get home a little after 5:15pm, and I go up stairs to get changed into gym shorts, and one of the light, flowy shirts, that are designed for running, or active sports. Anywhom, I then chug down a Gatorade, grape, of course. I also grab a Balance Bar, and chow on that. By 5:45pm we were back on our road to Nashua, for a run with some of my "running mates." Hold up everything. See how I put the period before the quotations. I honestly think that it's rediculous that if something is intended to be in air quotes, the last quote is after the period. It's like stopping the sentence before the quote is over. It's perfectly fine for if someone is talking, but, ugh, whatever, enough rambling. Oh and one more last thing, what's so wrong with talking sentences? Anyways, back to what I was saying. I really didn't know, or hadn't socialized with the highschoolers before. Though they were a lot friendlier than the kids my age I run with. Their names were Cassie and Corey, I also ran with Coach Mike. I'm lugging along, seeing as though I hadn't run in let's see,..two to three weeks. Half way through in this disgusting sticky, muggy weather I ask how long are we running for? Coach says an hour. Hold it, what?! I didn't sign up for this, well actually I did. I didn't dare ask how long we have been running for, showing my signs of evolving weakness, (Pain is only weakness leaving the body). I'd say about 45 minutes into the run, I'm seriously hurting. By now my face, in parts, are tingling, my body is drenched in my own sweat. It was really disgusting. the last 2 to 3 miles were the longest in my life. My stomach is now ready to upchuck, my legs are straining up, my mind is making things have a purplish tint. yeah, it was looking good. I was falling behind slowly, even to a point where they turned around to get me. We we finished the run, no lie, I was ready to pass out, black out, hurl, almost die. I chugging that long awaited water. I was now just pleading for this storms supposingly going to hit here. No sign what-so-ever. C'mon Posideon! I'm sick of it, just relinquish these storms on this hot as heck day! On the way home my feet , free of shoes and socks, hurt like, I don't even know. Everything from my waist down was in pain. It hurt to walk. When it came to climb the stairs, every step, burst out an "Ohhhh," "Owwww," or a "It hurts!" The shower helped, my knee caps and feet only hurt. I don't know how I'm going to walk around Boston tomorrow. I'm not thinking about that, all I'm thankful now is this air conditioner and sorf, comforting bed. Buenos Noches.

And Espana Wins It!

2010-07-11T21:41:00.000-04:00

It cam down to the wire with 4 minutes left in Extra Time. Spain slips away, and BAM! Andre Iniesta kicks the ball into the net. The whole spanish team rushes from their stand-still point and rushes to huddle around Iniesta. At this point the world has known that Spain has won the FIFA World Cup title. The game continues, as the last four minutes ticks away, and two additional minutes are added on. In the 121st minute the game is called and the whole Spanish team in unicen jumps up and down franically in an utter state of shock. Sure I wanted the Netherlands to win, but I have to give it to Spain, they earned it. Well that's it for four years!

World Cup: Who's Going To Win?

2010-07-11T14:29:00.000-04:00

It's Time For Africa! In less than 1 minute the 2010 FIFA World Cup will start. In just 90 minutes any moment could be the moment. A goal, an assist, an injury, a play, a pass, a block, anything could happen. The showdown between the Netherlands and Spain will be historical. Either way a new winner will emerge out of their previous ashes and be crowned the 2010 World Cup Champions.

Spain favored by many to win, will, in my predictions will lose. I predict it will be a close game at 2-1 Netherlands. It's time for the Netherlands to shine through. So close to victory in back-to-back tornaments in '74 and '78, it's their turn to win. Some of the most dominant players on the Netherlands team will soar the whole team past the Spanish players.

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup over 700 million people took 90 minutes of their time to sit down and watch the match won by Italy. This year is believed to going to be the most watched World Cup ever in history. The ultimate goal would be able to top the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies in Beijing which reached number one in the most viewed event in history with over 1 billion people.

It all comes down to this: Netherlands vs. Spain, July 11, 2011, 2:30pm. Who. Will. Win.

In great honor I say: Ne Kako. Celebrate Africa's Humanity.

Place of the Week!

2010-07-11T12:12:00.000-04:00

I'm going to shake it up. I know I said to TRA that I would pick ________ for this week's winner, but in honor of the World Cup games, I have decided to pick my country that I want to win today. So Really-Long-Name-That-I-Am-To-Lazy-To-Write, Wales you have been debunked from the throne. And that new throne-taker is,.........................Amsterdam, Netherlands (or in native tongue Nederlands)!!! That's all for now but, stay tuned in a short while I will be posting more about the World Cup Finals today at 2:30pm on ABC.

I'm Back and Better Than Ever!

2010-07-08T14:52:00.000-04:00

Greetings visitors! Wait, I thought you were back on, Sunday. That's what you think,...but you're wrong. So how did I do it? That's for you to figure out, if you think real hard you will understand. All I will say is that I, for a matter of fact, did not, write that Place of the Week post on the 4th.

To tell you the truth I was actually back this past Tuesday, and back home at roughly 11:10pm. After the exhausting flight from Miami International to Logan Airport in Boston, you would've thought I would be wicked tired, seeing it was also my third flight of the day. But no, not really to tell you the truth.

My trip to Belize was one of my best trips yet. I would put it tied with my first trip to Antigua. During my stay I went snorkelling on the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world twice, visited the Mayan Ruins, took a boat/car tour for the birds of Belize, drove into Hopkins (a local town) in a golf cart, sea kayaked, biked, and much much more! Well, I just wanted to let everyone kow that I am now back, and ready to keep blogging! I might even post some of my journal entries that I wrote while on the trip!

Place of the Week!

2010-07-04T21:52:00.000-04:00

Greetings, Internet wanderers. It is I, Jon. NO question about that, whatsoever. I am Jon. The real question is, who are you? Are you a Bob, an Egyptian, a creeper? If you are a creeper, this site is not for you. Go find someone else to freak out.
It is time for... (in Billy Mayes voice) THE PLACE OF THE WEEK! ACT NOW, AND GET YOUR SECOND ONE FREE! Does not include processing and handling. This is the reason you wake up on Sunday mornings. To greet the POTW! It's not for the delicious aroma of freshly baked cinnamon buns, nor the prospect of Sunday morning comics. Nay, it is for this carefully selected location, located specifically at somewhere. And so, I will keep you waiting no longer. I present to you.... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales! The translation of the name is ' St. Marys Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave'. Wouldn't you hate to have to take a statewide test there? Instead of writing out the name of the town you live in, you'd have to write that. Ew. Can you say "hand cramp"? *This POTW was picked because I like the name. Although I haven't tried to say it, because it looks pretty dang near impossible.* And there you have it folks! Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales! Make SURE you come back next week for the next POTW! And kids... always put Fluff in your cocoa! ;-) Buenas noches!

A Slight Pause

2010-06-28T13:26:00.000-04:00

Yes you read the title correctly, this blog will be paused for awhile. Why, you ask? Because in the wee hours of the morning tomorrow I will embark on my trip to Belize with my family! From tomorrow to (a selected date) I will be gone. But don't worry the blog will pick right up from where I left off. There will be brand new posts, inimate new stories, funny, exciting, intriguing, perplexing, you name it! So don't leave because you think I'm never going to post again, just stay tuned. Until I return,...aurevior!

Place of the Week!

2010-06-27T22:34:00.001-04:00

Hola muchachas and muchachos! You have just stumbled upon the fantastic blog of me: monsier Jon. See what I did ther? Trilingual. Eh, eh. Besides that how has your weekend been? I'm really peppy because in a day's time I will be so excited that I will not be able sleep because I am going to Belize! Yes, the Central American country! I'm wicked excited. Tredding off topic, I am reading one of the best books ever: The Hunger Games. I love it, I'd make it a book of the gods if I could. I really, really encourage anyone to read it. Anywhom enough about my life I s'pose I should get on to the P.O.T.W., huh? Well I'm getting a little tiresome so I'd thought I'd cut the rest of the nonsense and get right to the chase; the new winner is,..................Invercargill, New Zealand!!! Congratulations Invercargill you are the new lucky winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! (I felt this post was choppy, but that's just me)

Thank-You

2010-06-26T10:02:00.001-04:00

I recently found out I have hit my first major landmark with followers. I would just like to say a sincere thank-you to all of my followers and alll of my future followers!

I can still remember when I received my first follower and how thrilled I was. I thank Cassidy** for being the first follower and starting what is now. And to all of my future followers, I hope you too can be part of my excitement! ...Next goal: Blog of Note!

I'm Back Button!

2010-06-25T19:33:00.001-04:00

At midday on Wednesday while the sun was baking, I hear a faint buzz. I bend over to see my phone lit up with a icon showing me there is a new text message waiting for me. I open it up to see that my friend Kaliegh has asked for the tenth time, "Are you coming to the movies with Godspell?" I break down and finally ask my dad to receive a yes. Now that that is over let's skip a few hours till evening. I am now in front of AMC movie theater with practically my whole Godspell cast. Once everyone has moseyed their way onto the theater we go ahead in persue in buying our tickets. We were seeing Toy Story 3,...in 3D! I mean what's cooler than haning out with your group of, teen, friends and seeing a G rated movie?! Psh, nothing! But, every smart movie-goer doesn't enter the movie theather without low priced candy. So I pop on my new 3D shades and loll on over with my friends to the Dollar Tree, where everything is over a dollar! I walked over next to my friend Jen (behindthescenesofjen.blogspot.com). Being that cool kids we are, portrayed gangsters, walking all swagger like, and throwing in a few beats here or there. We were most definitely 'on the rage.' As we arrived in the Dollar Tree we ran to more of our friends. We paroosed around in determination to find the ideal candy. In which case I ended up buying squat. After about 10 minutes I think the people working there couldn't bear our coolness so they basically asked us to leave. As we walked back Jen and I continued to be gangsters. We soon flood the movie theater lobby. The first thing the ticketeer said to us was,"If I hearz any complaints, I'm gunna have to send someones home." What? Does agroup of 15+ kids make grown-ups panic and go to extreme measures? Because I know in the mall a group of 6 or more is considered a gang. Anywhom I purchase my portion-sized (ha. right. who goes by portions?) skittles bag. Then I get Jen for it's time to return to the butter button. If you are unfamiliar with the butter button go here: Butter Buttons. When I turn around to the spot of where the button button was,...it was gone. Like it wasn't just removed, the whole counter was removed, like gone. I was quite shocked. I quickly picked myself up and move on into the theather. I seat myself down and start talking with my friends. But then behind I start to hear rude remarks about our crowd. So I give swift look behind me and start to talk even more. Eventually the movie starts,...and ends. They did a fantastic job with Toy Story 3. A really good job. I highly recommend it to everyone of all ages. The night soon came to its dismiss and ended.

Mmm Thursdays

2010-06-24T23:33:00.000-04:00

What more can you ask for? A nice delish Thursday is all you need to bring your down week to a hault and make you smile. Am I right? So maybe my week hasn't been down, but this Thursday has been,...how do I put it? Compelling? That'll do. I wake from my mind-splitting dream that had me in a dilly when I realized what I had dreamt. I dreamt of school, which got out a week ago, and all of my teachers still piling on the work. Then there was my math teacher who insisted that we finish the last section in our math book, which we hadn't even started yet. Then I almost convinced myself that there was another couple days of school left. God only knows why I had dreamt this dream, bizarre. Anywhom this all happened around 7:30am; for hours to come I slipped in and out of consciousness, and eventually aroused from my in-and-out mini-coma. I logged on to the infamous black rectangled that has stolen countless hours of my lively life, otherwise known as my laptop. The day eventually waddled its way to 1:30. Oh, by the way I had breakfast in the middle of this event:peanut butter english muffins, mmmm. At 1:30ish my father makes his way to my attic sauna of a room and serves me my most exquisite lunch: a turkey sandwich with a side of potato salad. He also threw in that I was to be tidied up, for we were going to run around the track, all the while my sister is preforming her soccer try-outs. I wasn't in a mood to run, nor would I be in 2 hours time. I persued in finishing my scrumptious lunch. By the time I had entered the car it had already tolled 3:30 believe it or not. We drove just a little whiles to the camp where my sister resided for the day, picked her up, and left. As we traversed ourselves to the fields the sky filled itself with an eerie reminiscence, masquerading itself with a high-rise of stark thunderheads. By the time we reached the fields the storm had already started to settle in. Drip by drip the silent drizzle morphed itself into a stampede of heavy raindrops. Yielding from the rain we kept ourselves locked-up inside the car. Moments later the familiar roar from the sky reawoke. Thunder and lightning put on a quite intriguing show. The coach soon approached our car, informing us the try-outs were postponed. That also meant no run. It was almost as if I had finagled this, but no it was all the works of Mother Nature. We eventually made our way back to the reassuring house, we know and love. On the computer I had found out the winner of the greatest tennis match of all time. This match had lasted over 11 hours. And in the fifth set the final was 68-70. With the winner John Isner. Both Isner and Mahut played an exceptional game and it was sad to see someone lose. But following that we scarfed down our dinner of chicken. To wrap this whole 'compelling' day up we strolled down to a local ice cream place where we gorged on our refreshing bliss n a hot sticky day. To my surprise not much happened in this day really, it's just the way I write that makes it seem like the best day ever, that's all. Good night!

Flowers

2010-06-23T10:49:00.000-04:00

Word Verification

2010-06-22T12:39:00.000-04:00

Have ever wondered who comes up with the crazy word verification words for when you comment on someone's post? Well I have. Here are all those crazy "words" they have made me type:

apilit

banite

bellbacc

blyph

bosisti

chneit

clumst

colodse

confu

consitiv

corne

crogyea

cuorks

cutse

deher

dermorpse

dinis

dononar

dotint

drouthie

eadent

eukuys

exacta

excewses

fourably

hanswo

haturb

hecting

hothea

huslen

inexpalo

inful

ingsl

ireadv

irtorum

jersals

karksm

miscr

monste

monsted

murreos

nedtr

nosthrot

opastel

oulnesse

phythic

plabnel

prefo

prapping

pudgins

pyroind

redfgd

resimbow

respenop

resses

schnale

sessn

shful

sings

snedit

snona

ststis

subco

surecrud

thersin

thetiver

thmen

thobim

trise

vnnesse

unomphi

varpot

waquerso

Finally I'm done! THAT WAS A LOT OF "WORDS"!

Happy Summer!

2010-06-21T14:26:00.000-04:00

Today is the 21st and if you've passed the 7th grade you should know that today is the Summer Solstice, or in other words The First Day of Summer. Today we will have longest amount of hours with light. So I say to all Happy Summer! Here are some other holidays celebrated today:

Carpenter Ant Awareness Week (20-26), National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (20-27), National Daylight Appreciation Day, Ann and Samantha Day, Baby Boomer's Day, Go Skateboarding Day, Ride To Work Day (Motorcycles), World (not National) Handshake Day, World Humanist Day

Word of the Day: heliolatry- (n.) worship of the sun
(don't skip the post below!)

C'mon America! Really?

2010-06-21T13:33:00.000-04:00

The latest hub in the USA is the IWC (International Whaling Comission) meeting in Morocco. With countries like Japan, Norway, and Iceland whaling already the last thing they need is America to back them up and whale too.

Today is the day in which the IWC meets. The biggest rumor right now is that the US is poised to say YES to whaling. After two decades of the US not whaling this would be horrific.

The sharp, stunning Southern Ocean, has been painted with slick paste of red: whale blood. As the stark Japanese harpoon ship slices the calm water, it spots a whale with its calf. Oblivious to the interrelation, the sweet silence is smashed by the blast of the pin-tooped harpoon. The mother flops about helpless like a child. The boat sails away with the whale on the side of the ship as if no harm were made. Can you even start to imagine that? No. Now picture that harpoon ship as a United States ship. Commercial whaling needs not to see the light of day EVER again.

Please help and donate to Sea Shepard Conservation Fund. While you sit here reading this whales somewhere are being murdered.

Place of the Week!

2010-06-20T22:51:00.000-04:00

This is going to be snappy because im tired and so is my left hand from doing all the work, seeing I basically can't use my right hand. So the new Place of the Week is..............................Skofja Loka, Slovenia!

Let's Catch Up

2010-06-20T22:36:00.000-04:00

I have noticed that I haven't posted in awhile. Seeing that I thought I'd do a recap on my life. So here it goes!

Tuesday:
-Second to last day of school
-Received my yearbook
-Collected all of my art projects
-Half Day
-Asian Culture Day: We had a classmate show off all of her belongings from when she visited China. There was a video my social studies teacher showed us on the history of China. A girl brought in photos from her dad's many trips to China. Lastly there was a guy who has been to 12 different Olympics: 8 summer, 4 winter. He's an avid pin collector with his most valuable at $400-$500.

Wednesday:
-School ended!
-Ended by far the hardest school year by far
-Went to a pool party
-Went down a slip 'n' slide there and got my pinkie caught in a hole i was unaware of as I slip down very fast. My finger swelled up quite a bit. I thought I has just bruised it

Thursday:
-Went to my doctors for an evaluation on my finger
-She guessed just some torn ligaments
-Went to the hospital for x-rays
-Found out I had a clean break just above the knuckle of my pinkie (plus torn ligaments).
-Went to track practice that night for the last practice before the Junior Olympics.
-Bought news clothes and such for my trip to Belize

Friday:
-"Packed" for Belize
-Went over to the Orthopedic Center for my appointment
-Again they told me I had broken my pinkie
-Waited awhile then got this crazy contraption on the side of my hand... It's not really crazy, it's just a waterproof splint, simply so I can still swim in Belize
-Went to a pool party where I purposely did not swim, but somehow got my entire front of my body soaked
-Went to the high school's production of Les Miserables with Sarah and Megan

Saturday:
-Ate a hearty breakfast to prep myself for the United States Track and Field (USATF) Junior Olympics
-Drove to my sisters game as a rondevu point
-Then drove to the USATF JO @2:00pm
-The ran 2 hours late
-I eventually ran at the non-desired time of 6pm instead of the scheduled time of 4pm
-Ran my median 3000m (7 1/2 times around the track) pace and ended with a time of (11:43) in 8th place.
-Went to Sully's after for ice cream

And you have now been sped through the past five or four days of my life. I'm glad that's over with! Below is a picture of my yearbook. I would give it a 3.5 out of 10 stars, with ten being the best.

Monday. Jellies!

2010-06-18T10:28:00.000-04:00

Monday the 14th, otherwise known as the 1 year anniversary of my blog, was the day my grade went to Georges Island. That morning I moseyed onto school. There I waited to board the bus to leave for Georges Island. When I boarded I sat with my friend Kaliegh. I told her my plan while on the island. It was this: I was going to be "British" all the while I was island. But monkey see monkey do faills into action. As soon as I tell her shes on board and is going to be British too, but so did everyone around my seat. I'm pulling a memory loss right now and can't remember everything that happened. But, once we got to the Marriot Long Wharf by Legal Sea Foods and the Boston Aquarium (I know my Boston), we weren't the only school there. There was a Quincy school and ours, except there is a large difference though. Our school was basically all white and there's was all african american. It was like looking at an opposite of us (I'm not being racist). But those Quincy kids were giving us some dirty looks, like what were we doing here looks. Almost all of the guys from Quincy were wearing their pants at their knees. Like really? Raise you pants: Raise your dignity. Anywho we eventually made our way to our charter boat and headed over to Georges Island. While on our way we (or a few of us) stood in the front of the boat where the hair was blowing my hair back, and also someone spit and it landed right on my windbreaker. Yuck. Eventually we reach our desination and go with our tour guides. My tour guide was a little whack, but oh well. We walk around the island and learn all new facts. My teacher who is with us is obsessed with this one tunnel. I was confused, I thought she was talking about this large entrance tunnel. But no, when we were at the ends of our tour we were brought to this wicked dark tunnel (above, of course this was taken with a flash). Two of my friends Jackie and Kaliegh stayed with me the whole time. Once in the tunnel I had no sight what-so-ever, I couldn't even see if someone was next to me. It was literally like I was blind. Eventually I reach the end of this dark impenitrable black hole. We made our way to the yard area to eat lunch. Sadly our trip came to our end and we were on our way back to Boston's Marriot Long Wharf. On our way though me and a couple of friends spotted many jellies. Large ones, small ones, jelly ones. All in all it was a fun trip

Happy 1st Birthday Blog!

2010-06-14T22:11:00.000-04:00

One year ago, at 10:11pm my blog was born! Here's the history, through the year:

June 14, 2009 10:11pm- Jon's Life was created
-Originally my blog was named Jon's Life. Then below the title was a description, this said 'The life of a kid named Jon*.' A couple of months later I remodeled my blog, and its name changing it to Life of a Kid Named Jon*. The asterict is there because in my first profile description I had an asterisk starting it continuing the description underneath the title. That profile description is now long since gone, but I still like to have a little of my original blog left.

June 16, 2009 4:29pm- Place of the Day is born. Before Place of he Week it was Place of he Day. Posting every day was a little difficult for me after awhile, as I would sometimes cheat with posts. Before 'auto-save' you had to save it manually, so I would save an empty post the day I forgot to post a P.O.T.D. then the next day write it then post it and it would show up as the previous day.

July 12, 2009 8:40pm- Place of the Week was introduced, and Place of the Day was cut off. The first P.O.T.W. winner was Accra, Ghana.

c. September 2009- Jon's Life is upgradied in to what is now Life of a Kid Named Jon*

Dec. 31, 2009 11:06pm- I post my 100th post

June 14, 2010 10:11pm- Life of a Kid Named Jon* turns 1 year old with 169 and counting posts under its belt.

Want to know more about Life of a Kid Named Jon* that I didn't post here? Just ask in the comments below! (Look I posted this at 10:11pm!!!)

Place of the Week!

2010-06-13T10:37:00.001-04:00

Well Sunday has lolled its way back again, which means another new Place of the Week! Before I do any P.O.T.W. stuff, I would like to announce something. Tomorrow is June 14th, you're probably thinking, whoopdy-freaking-do its Monday. This isn't just any Monday we are going to experience, tomorrow will be the one-year anniversary of Life of a Kid Named Jon. I will have a post going through the whole year of this blog including how it started, why it stareted, why there is an astrict next to Jon, and more! It's a post not to miss! Now I suppose I should get back to the P.O.T.W., huh? Well last week's winner was Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma)! Sadly Taunggyi your reign has come to it's end, and time for a new place to conquer the spot of Place of the Week! And this place is,.......................Seguela, Cote d'Ivoire! Congratulations Seguela you are the new winner!!! Congrats! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner!

Happy Corn on the Cob Day!

2010-06-11T21:58:00.000-04:00

I don't know why I am celebrating Corn on the cob Day, for I don't even like corn on the cob all that much. I usually take a knife and cut all of the corn off. Oh well! I hope everyone had a delightful Corn on the Cob Day! (blech, get that butter off the cob!)

A Short Story of My Life

2010-06-10T16:35:00.001-04:00

I walked down the monochromatic sidewalk to Unit 24. The bell chimed as I pushed open the door with my bruised arms. I walked over to my mail slot wedged between slot 6 and 9, no one knows what happened to the missing number. A single letter lay there collecting dust. I open the envelope and read the letter:

Dear Braxton,
For the past week I have surveyed your actions and followed your every step. Lets put it this way, you live in a rut. Everyday you wallow out of your unit building and make your way to Nicki's Cafe for a deluxe mochiatto whipped, and grab a bagel with chive cream cheese. Yet, you never seem to eat it 1 out of 10 times. While sipping your bliss, you walk 5 blocks to Gorgio's Pet Shop. I never quite understood why you named it Gorgio's when your name is Braxton. You then walk to the back room an hang up your khaki coat. As people walk in with a jolly hello and mock your appellation 'Mickey D'. You surprise me a put up with this name-calling. At the end of the day you did exactly what you just did: you pushed open the door and walked to your mail slot. Next you will mosey on up stairs to room 517, put your keys in the turquoise trimmed bowl, and sit down with a big thump onto your overly-comfy green chair. You usually watch the Food Channel and make the first thing you see a show make. For instance yesterday you learned how to make steak soup and a delish chocolate bar for desert. As you sat at your bar staring out the window, eating your dinner, you nearly saw me, but didn't. The formaggio across the street reminds you of your childhood of when your dad used to own his very own. Now you're probably wondering who I am, and why I am writing this to you. You will meet me soon.

-DiSClOseD

I looked up from this letter with astonishment. A realization came to my head: how did they know my inner thoughts, even my childhood. I look around, and see no one. No one on the streets, no thumping upstairs, even no cars. What is going on?

Place of the Week!

2010-06-06T09:11:00.000-04:00

Welcome Sunday! I don't know why but I am feeling really good and happy right now. Even though I have stress sitting on my shoulders. I'm wicked excited because I have only 8 more days left of school! And you know what else is approching?! The one year anniversary of my blog! I can't believe I have almost been blogging for a year now. How has everyone elses life been going? Now, on to the Place of the Week. Last week's winner was Easter Island, Chile. Someday I plan to go there, and visit the giant moai that sit there. Sadly, it's time to dethrone Easter Island and crown a new winner. And this new winner is.........................Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma)! Congratulations Taunggyi, you are this week's winner! You know, I wonder why Burma switched to Myanmar,...hmmmmm. Anywho come back next week for a new place and new winner!

A Poet's Journal

2010-06-05T23:07:00.004-04:00

A Night

As a daubed yellow disc slowly slips beneath the horizon,

A giant milky, speckled orb arises.

The silhouettes of pines plaster the horizon,

And a spray of light faintly illuminates them.

Twinkling above me not the stars,

But a mass of billowing clouds,

Erasing each star from the stark sky.

In the distance little sparks flicker,

The owls hoot,

And I sit.

The milky orb detaches itself from the branches from the trees,

And dances above them.

A sweet hum is played,

As the wind tickles my skin.

Splotches of rain bombard me,

And soon recede.

The clouds vanish, and the sky is once again embroidered with its twinkling lights.

Bon Qui Qui at King Burger

2010-06-02T22:53:00.004-04:00

(Phone conversation)
Customer 1: Excuse me?
Bon Qui Qui: Do you see me in the middle of a conversation? Don't interrupt, RUDE. Girl I'm going to have to call you back.
Bon Qui Qui: Welcome to King Burger, where you can do it your way,...but don't get crazy.
Customer 1: I'll have a number 6 with a cookies and cream milkshake.
Bon Qui Qui: Are you sure you don't just want a coke?
Customer 1: Pardon?
Bon Qui Qui: I have to get the ice cream out and put some cookies all up in it I don't even know how to use that blender and they go me pressing all these crazy buttons. No, you can have a coke. (Into microphone) Let me get a number six with a large coke, next.
Customer 2: Can I get a number 3 with no cheese, no tomato, and no lettuce?
Bon Qui Qui: Dang, anything else? (Into microphone) I got a complicated order. Let me get a number 3 with no cheese, no tomato,...
Customer 2: Oh, I'm sorry...
Bon Qui Qui: Do you see me trying to put in an order don't interrupt, RUDE...and no lettuce, that's it. What?
Customer 2: I changed my mind about the cheese.
Bon Qui Qui: Oh, so now you want the cheese, now you want the cheese?!
Bon Qui Qui: You see me putting in the order why didn't you say nothing in the first place?
Customer 2: But, Uh....
Bon Qui Qui: DO NOT GET LOUD WITH ME, DO NOT GET LOUD WITH ME SIR! Suh-curity, suh-curity. This dude needs to go, needs to go. Thank-you.
Mr. Williams: Bon Qui Qui what did I say
Bon Qui Qui: Oh hey Mr. Williams. How are you doing today sir?
Mr. Williams: I've had better days Bon Qui Qui, this is the fifth time you have called security.
Mr. Williams: I told you you can't call securtiy every time someone has a complicated order.
Bon Qui Qui: Oh, is that what you had said?
Mr. Williams: Yes, that's what I had said.
Bon Qui Qui: You're right Mr. Williams. I'm sorry, my bad.
(next girl walks up)
Customer 3: Can I have a number 5 with a boneless, skinless chicken, that is slightly seasoned.
Bon Qui Qui: Ah! Ha! No! Suh-curity, suh-curity, this girl needs to go, needs to go.
Mr. Williams: Bon Qui Qui, what did I say?
Bon Qui Qui: Sir, she was trying to fight me.
Customer 3: No I wasn't!
Bon Qui Qui: Girl, I WILL CUT YOU.
Mr. Williams: I'm so sorry; she is from our out-of-the-hood program.
(customer 3 leaves, Dewan arrives)
Bon Qui Qui: Oh, hey Dewan! I didn't know you come here.
Dewan: yeah, I ain't under house arrests no more.
Bon Qui Qui: Okay, so whatcha wanna order boo?
Dewan: Let me get a number 3, but instead of fries let me get some onion rings.
Bon Qui Qui: Okay that's all you want? I know what I want. Let me put in your order.
Bon Qui Qui: (beat boxing) My mic is a queen so listen to me sing, he wants a number 3 with a side of onion rings. He can come out of the house with no ankle bracelet on,but he got two strikes so don't get his order wrong, you know I'm looking cute and there's nothing you can say, but if you get with me, we can do it you way,..heyyyyy.

THE END

This skit by MADtv is hilarious! If you want to see the actual video (seeing I can't put it here because no one with let me embed the code) go to this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkdcYlOn5M

Happy Memorial Day?

2010-06-01T22:50:00.000-04:00

Umm, I think we are past Memorial Day Jon. Mhm, right. What the heck! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY EVERYONE (even if it is late notice)! How was your delightfully long weekend? Oh, thanks for asking mine was great too. On Memorial Day itself I went canoeing! I went with my Dad, Trina, and Lizzie. We boarding our four person canoe at South Bridge Boat House (not far yonder the Old North Bridge). Off we went. I was put on the floor of the boat and let me tell you, fat chance I was ever giong to wear my life preserver, haha don't worry I can swim perfectly well. So instead of wearing I sat on it as a cushion. A short while after ducks appear just beyond the curve of the river. We quickly grab the extra bread and huck it at them. I think they very much so enjoyed the special treat, that I'm sure they get every day. We managed to feed little ducks and geese and their goslings. The baby geese were so fluffy (like POOF fluffy). A half an hour later we arrived at the famed Old North Bridge, where the major Concord-Lexington War was faught against the British (obviously we won). Munching on our lunch and other goodies we rode our canoe ashore and hopped out for a stretch. Boy were my legs all sore when I stepped out. Eventually we got back in and rowwed our way back upstream towards the dock house. Before we knew it we were back. Just before we were visible to them we all slipped on our life vests (haha). Sadly our adventure was over, but the fun was far from over. After canoeing we headed over to Trina's parents house for a cookout; where I stuffed my face with a pulled-pork sandwich, cheeseburger, lemonade, M&M's, strawberries with chocolate, and to top it all off, cake with ice cream atop of it. Don't forget I had had lunch not that long ago. I was stuffed to the brim. I sear I put one more mouthful of something in my mouth and I was going to explode. The day wrapped up and a big sha-bam, and a bunch of smiles. I know I had a great Memorial Day, did you?

Degrassi Season 10 Promo

2010-05-31T20:38:00.007-04:00

Dang, this song is catchy. I saw this on Teennick the other day and ever since I can't get it out of my head. V V Brown- There's a Shark in the Water.

To listen to the full song go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPQlxHWsemI

Place of the Week!

2010-05-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

Gah! Only three minutes left! I got to move it! Ummm, the new winner is,............Easter Island, Chile! Congratulations Easter Island! Gah, now only two minutes!

The Rain.

2010-05-30T11:20:00.000-04:00

(Said in a sarcastic tone with widen eyes) Who doesn't like watching soccer for hours on end?! That's what happened to me yesterday. I was woken up at 8:30am to get ready for my sisters soccer tournament. I moseyed around the house until it was time to go. Still half awake, I was schlepped a good 30-45 minutes to Lancaster, MA. Don't get me wrong I understand that it's important to be there and support your siblings in sporting or other events, but to sit there for hours and hours, I think that is a little over the top if I may say so myself. Hold that thought. If you don't play anything athletic get your butt of that seat and haul it outside,....NOW. Okay now back to what I was saying before. Ah, 'over the top' watching of sports. When we got there I was lugged over to where my sister's teammates were gossiping and the parents were chatting. Not long after my dad and I went for a run along the woods path around the fields. Once we were done we sat ourselves down in chairs and partaked in watching the game was sister was playing in. In the second half it starts to sprinkle out, a few seconds later it starts to rain, moments later it starts to downpour. This is what I get for supporting my sister. I am now miserable, wet, and sick of it. Eventually the game and the rain stops. My sister makers her way with her team and my dad and I make our way to the car. Let me tell you it's still raining. An hour later we make our way down to my sister's next game, it's still raining. We meet up with my sister and her team under this gigantic barn type thing. I'm praying that the second game is going to be cancelle. It was close, due to the thunder that was going on above, but the game proceeded to happen. Out of the blue the sun starts to shine brightly. It was kind of ironic, because my dad had just brought the car down to the lower field as a retreat from the rain. Sadly the game ended, awww (also said in a sarcastic tone). All in all you can see how much fun I had today! (also sai....you can probably guess how that was said huh?).

Ant Invasion!

2010-05-24T21:56:00.000-04:00

I'm starting to feel suffocated with all of the other life congesting my life. You know there are too many pests in your house when you get bit 15 times at night,...under the covers,...in a secure house. For crying out loud I can't even walk outside without being engulfed by giant masses of mosquitoes nipping at my yet-to-be tan skin. It starts to get old when you are trying to relax and there's an ant crawling on your leg. Then you know what happens? You get all stressed and tensed up, then bend over and flick the ant off of your leg. Once completed you can't get settled back into your "relaxed" stae of mind. Take this morning for example, I get dressed, and there's an ant with me. I go into the bathroom, there's an ant with me. I go downstairs and eat breakfast, there's an and with me. I'm writing this post, there's a massive, winged, fat, juicy ant crawling on the outside of the window screen. Yikes. Next thing you know I'm going to be woken up by a sea of ants covering my entire floor. Normally I would treat other living organisms right. But with all do respect, this is my shelter, go back to yours.....outside (said with a long roll of the eyes, I seem to do that a lot). That'll be all for now, I think I just saw a glowing ball of mass float by outside.

Place of the Week!

2010-05-24T05:59:00.000-04:00

I have eight minutes to get this up. Because in Hawaii it is still Sunday! So I'm just going to get to the punch. This week's winner is,......................Seno, Laos! Congratulations Seno you are this week's winner! Come back next week for a new place and a new winner! And with a minute to spare I finish!